Warzone 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 4929 p4p, 421 weight class) and Beck Lee (ranked 1892 p4p, 217 weight class). Tong Po has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Po
vs
Lee

167 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
154 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po misses with a straight left.
Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Po misses.
Po is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
As Po backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Po manages to avoid it all.
Po misses with a low kick.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Po fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Po throws a right hand that misses
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Po is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Po throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Po misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po lands a right hook to the body.

Po rushes Lee and presses him up against the ropes.

Po breaks the clinch.
Po throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tong Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Po misses the target.
Po is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Po throws out a powerful jab.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Po backs up against the ropes.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Po throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Po ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Po sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Po avoids it this time.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee cracks Po with an open hand slap.
Po feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beck Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Po swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Po connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Po jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Po.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Po misses its target.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Po.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po misses with a right hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Po throws a body shot but no joy.
Beck Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Po throws a right hand that misses

and Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Po is controlling him.
Po presses Lee against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee prevents a body shot from Po.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
A frustrated look appears on Po's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee prevents a body shot from Po.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Po lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Po.
Po lands an uppercut.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po working hard to break the clinch.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Po keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee misses with a straight left.
As Lee looks to move away, Po throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Po tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Lee thinks about the counter body kick.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Po ducks down to avoid it.
Po swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Po misses.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Po throws a leg kick
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Po throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Po moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Po missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Po rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Po thinking.
Lee connects with a right hand. Po shakes it off.
Lee slips a straight right by Po.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Po pushes him off.
Po avoids the head kick by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Po falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Po.
Po rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Po thinking.
Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Po misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Po misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beck Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beck Lee!
Tong Po was interviewed post fight and said 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 3036 p4p, 75 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 2195 p4p, 90 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sityodtong
vs
Kueller

167 cm
31
168 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

201 cm
26
265 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sityodtong throws out a powerful jab.
Kueller is looking to score with low kicks.
Kueller is looking to score with low kicks.

Kueller clinches.
Kueller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kueller looking to throw knees to the head but Sityodtong is blocking nicely.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kueller throws a knee to the head but misses.

Kueller breaks from the clinch.
Sityodtong moves out of range of the body kick from Kueller.
Kueller misses with a low kick.
Kueller tries to move into range but Sityodtong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kueller misses the jab.
Kueller drops his hands momentarily and Sityodtong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sityodtong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kueller moves away.
Sityodtong throws a body shot but no joy.
Sityodtong throws a hook but Kueller blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sityodtong throws a body punch but Kueller moves out of range.
Kueller misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sityodtong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kueller.
Sityodtong throws a hook but Kueller blocks it.
Sityodtong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kueller manages to avoid it.
Kueller tries to move into range but Sityodtong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yodsanan Sityodtong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kueller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kueller swings widly with a right hand
and Sityodtong counters with a nice uppercut.
Kueller slips under a jab.
Kueller digs a good body shot into Sityodtong's ribs.
Sityodtong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kueller.
Despite the aggression on Kueller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sityodtong stuns Kueller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kueller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sityodtong checks a leg kick.
Sityodtong misses with a straight right.
Sityodtong ducks under a wild hook from Kueller.
Kueller connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sityodtong throws a right hand that misses
and Kueller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kueller lands a body shot.
Sityodtong throws a body punch but Kueller moves out of range.
Sityodtong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kueller.
A jab from Sityodtong misses.
Kueller scores with a three punch combo!

Sityodtong is rocked!

It looks like Yodsanan Sityodtong has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kueller.
Oh Sityodtong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kueller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kueller misses with a two punch combination.
Kueller catches Sityodtong with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Sityodtong forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benjamin Kueller!
A very excited looking Benjamin Kueller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 7185 p4p, 463 weight class) and Carlos Salomanca (ranked 23760 p4p, 520 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Titties and Coke "subliminal messages". A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Salomanca

185 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 9 - 1

195 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salomanca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Lee cracks Salomanca with a nice body shot.
Salomanca looks winded!
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Salomanca avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks with his arms.
Salomanca looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee stalls.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Lee lands an elbow just above Salomanca 's eye.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Salomanca is blocking nicely.
Salomanca avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Salomanca wants to stall.
Salomanca should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Salomanca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Salomanca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Salomanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salomanca is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lee is pushing Salomanca up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Salomanca tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Salomanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salomanca avoids it.
Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Salomanca is trying to stall.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Salomanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salomanca is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Salomanca tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salomanca blocks an elbow strike.
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Salomanca wants to stall.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Salomanca avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Salomanca tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Salomanca shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salomanca avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salomanca avoids it.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks with his arms.
Salomanca blocks the elbow strike.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salomanca's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Salomanca tries to tie him up.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salomanca avoids it.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salomanca connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salomanca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Salomanca in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Salomanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salomanca can do to turn this around?
Salomanca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Lee rushes Salomanca and presses him up against the ropes.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salomanca looking to slow down the pace here.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Salomanca gets tackled into the ropes by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Salomanca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salomanca's brow.
Salomanca tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salomanca is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Salomanca in his tracks for a moment.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Salomanca is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salomanca avoids it.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Salomanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks it.
Salomanca avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Chuck Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Salomanca should have avoided that one.

Lee clinches with his opponent.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salomanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.

Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salomanca is defending well for now.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Salomanca's ribcage.
Salomanca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salomanca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Salomanca catches Lee right on the button with a cross.

Lee rushes Salomanca and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salomanca's face.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carlos Salomanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuck Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Lee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Muhammad Jabari (ranked 23617 p4p, 492 weight class) and Tony Cornell (ranked 3307 p4p, 286 weight class). Muhammad Jabari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jabari
vs
Cornell

190 cm
28
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Jabari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jabari throws a series of punches but Cornell avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Cornell catches Jabari right on the button with a cross.
Jabari wants to land a leg kick but Cornell is out of range.
Jabari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Jabari.
Jabari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cornell counters with a body kick.
Jabari avoids a kick to the body.
Jabari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cornell throws a body shot but no joy.
Muhammad Jabari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cornell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jabari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jabari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cornell.
Cornell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cornell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cornell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cornell.
Jabari missing with a left hand there. Cornell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Jabari misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari lands a glancing blow to the side of Cornell's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cornell.
A good leg kick by Cornell.
Jabari blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Jabari.
Jabari missing with a left hand there. Cornell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Cornell responds with a good body kick, but Jabari manages to step out the way in time.
Jabari moves out of range of the strikes.
Jabari misses with a straight right.
Jabari misses with a low kick.
Jabari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cornell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Cornell.
An attempted straight right counter from Jabari misses the target.
Crunch! Cornell slams his shin into Jabari's torso.
Jabari misses with a body shot.
Jabari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cornell is looking to land body kicks.
Cornell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cornell dodges the punch combination from Jabari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cornell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jabari.
Jabari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Muhammad Jabari has been cut.
Cornell moves out of range of the leg kick from Jabari.
Cornell scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Jabari.
Cornell catches Jabari napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Jabari crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Cornell raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Cornell!
A victorious Tony Cornell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Neil Diaz (ranked 2034 p4p, 50 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 3279 p4p, 80 weight class). Neil Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob Ford's chin.

Diaz
vs
Ford

193 cm
34
199 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

195 cm
39
215 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Ford looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Ford just gets out of the way.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Ford throws a counter combo.
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ford tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Ford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Rob Ford has been cut.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Ford moves out of range.
Ford misses with a hook.
Ford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ford scores with a hook.
Ford misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz is looking to land body kicks.
Ford throws an off balance right hand

and Diaz counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Ford to the mat! Diaz runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Ford is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!

Ford is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz moves out of range as Ford strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ford throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ford connects with a crisp jab.
Ford misses with a wild combination.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Ford. That snapped Diaz's head back.

Diaz connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Ford onto his butt! Ford bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Ford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Diaz takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Rob Ford was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Rob Ford's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ford loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
A head kick from Ford lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Ford scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Ford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ford takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Neil Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a head kick that Ford semi-blocks.
Diaz tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ford staying out of range there.
Ford tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ford throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Ford scores with a nice strike.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.
Ford lands a jab.
A cross from Ford lands.

Diaz is rocked!
Ford knocks out Diaz with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ford before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ford picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Ford!
Rob Ford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 23407 p4p, 509 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 23912 p4p, 524 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Alexandrov
vs
Tyson

188 cm
21
205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

178 cm
20
225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alexandrov clinches.
Alexandrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexandrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Alexandrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Alexandrov lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandrov lands an uppercut.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexandrov.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexandrov appears to be looking for a big counter.

Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the ropes.

Tyson breaks the clinch.

Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Alexandrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tyson tries to circle away but Alexandrov has him pinned against the ropes.
Alexandrov tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexandrov's defenses.
Alexandrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alexandrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson lands an elbow inside.
Tyson tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexandrov.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Alexandrov stalling.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov leaning against his opponent.
Alexandrov is working Tyson over against the ropes.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Alexandrov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Alexandrov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tyson misses with a left hand
and Alexandrov counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexandrov dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Alexandrov slips a straight right by Tyson.
Alexandrov staying out of range there.
Alexandrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson throws a hook but Alexandrov avoids it easily.
Alexandrov is looking for a counter combo.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.

Alexandrov pushes Tyson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyson tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexandrov has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Alexandrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyson up against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Alexandrov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexandrov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson tries to break free but Alexandrov pushes him back against the ropes.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexandrov misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A punch combination from Alexandrov misses.
Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alexandrov gets a clinch.
Tyson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alexandrov has Tyson pushed against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
Alexandrov has Tyson pressed against the ropes.
Alexandrov pushes Tyson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov dodges an elbow strike from Tyson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Alex Alexandrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexandrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyson up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Alexandrov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson lands an elbow inside that Alexandrov shrugs off.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Alex Alexandrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexandrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyson is trying to push Alexandrov away but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov controlling the action here for a moment.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexandrov.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Tyson tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
Alexandrov is working Tyson over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson tries to break free but Alexandrov pushes him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexandrov.
The referee calls for Alexandrov to work.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov presses Tyson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Alexandrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexandrov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Alexandrov!
A victorious Alex Alexandrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Jai White (ranked 2136 p4p, 212 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 23939 p4p, 502 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jai White
vs
Tua

190 cm
25
199 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

180 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua wants to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch position.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by White.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tua throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Tua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Tua's head.
Tua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Tua.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a lazy right hand but Tua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White connects with a body shot that sends Tua's belly button to the back.
Tua blocks a jab.
White misses with a right hand
and Tua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Michael Jai White has been cut.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from White lands.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Tua wants to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch position.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tua misses with a body punch
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
White lands with a cross.
White jabs at Tua's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Tua.
Tua drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
White lands with a hook. Tua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tua has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.

Tua is rocked!
Michael Jai White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a hook but Tua blocks it.
White lands a jab to Tua's midsection.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua slips a straight right by White.
Tua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Tua misses.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tua misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White connects with a body shot that sends Tua's belly button to the back.
A nice combination there by White.
White throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jai White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jai White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tua misses with a hook to the body

and White counters with a nice uppercut that drops Tua onto his backside! Tua bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Tua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down White rather than just go for the knockout.
Tua misses with a hook.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tua moves away.
White loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White throws the left hand but Tua avoids the punch easily.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tua in his tracks.
A nice combination there by White.
Tua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Michael Jai White is winning the standup battle so far.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua avoids the body shot from White.
White lands a jab to the nose.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tua takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tua at a distance.
Tua slips under a jab from White.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tua.
Tua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
letting White counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Tua drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Tua seems to have recovered his senses.
Tua throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Tua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tua walks into a jab.
Tua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tua scrambles back to his feet.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands a right and a left and another right! Tua goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Jai White!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20058 p4p, 141 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 6035 p4p, 127 weight class). Miguel Cotto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arnaldo Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Cotto

186 cm
30
187 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

186 cm
38
215 lbs
30 - 17 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotto closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Cotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Cotto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cotto throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Cotto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
It seemed like Cotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cotto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto scores with a leg kick.
Cotto misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Cotto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cotto.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Cotto throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva throws a hook but Cotto blocks it.
Jab from Cotto.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Cotto circles away.
Cotto throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Cotto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva misses the jab.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cotto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cotto's face.

It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Cotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotto.
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva cracks the inside of Cotto's front leg.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Cotto avoids it.
Cotto slips a jab from Silva.
A head kick from Cotto lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Cotto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cotto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Cotto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotto.
Silva wants to clinch but Cotto slips to the side
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cotto throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Cotto checks a leg kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto misses with a kick to the body.

Cotto moves into the clinch.
Cotto is working Silva over against the ropes.
Cotto is working Silva over against the ropes.
Cotto blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Cotto trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with some punches.
Cotto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short uppercut from Cotto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto working Silva over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto lands an elbow inside.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Cotto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Cotto.

Silva is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Cotto.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cotto circles away.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cotto blocks the leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Cotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A lazy body kick from Silva
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cotto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Cotto counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Cotto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Cotto settles back down.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cotto blocks a head kick by Silva.
Cotto tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Cotto.
Silva looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
Cotto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Cotto scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is looking to chop away at Cotto's legs.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Cotto blocks a jab.
Cotto flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Cotto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotto is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Cotto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A slow jab from Cotto misses its intended target.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Cotto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Cotto wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cotto lands a right and a left and another right! Silva goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Miguel Cotto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.